And with that exhilarating final flourish, we wrap up our coverage of this thrilling encounter between Urbanrisers Hyderabad and Manipal Tigers. Manipal Tigers have emerged victorious, securing the coveted title π of the Legends League Cricket 2023.
The Champions Trophy π is being presented to Harbhajan Singh, skipper of Manipal Tigers. The fireworks start bursting here at Surat and the Manipal Tigers camp leaps up in the air and pose for a picture with the trophy.
Harbhajan Singh(Manipal Tigers Skipper): " Winning is a habit, I had that habit for a long period of time, I won trophies in the past and now I am back here, it's really an amazing feeling. Well we bowled pretty alright, in the first six overs, then they had one partnership and in the last 2 overs, we were on target. While batting we were spot on and wanted to take the game till the end.
Thisara has been a great player for Sri Lanka, he was playing everywhere, and when we were picking up the team he was the top player in my list. All the players played really well, and a lot of people asked me why I didn't ball, I think my team didn't need me there, for me the team comes first. Thank you Surat crowd for supporting us, we would love to come back here next year as well."
Winners π₯ Medals are been presented to the Manipal Tigers team members!
Suresh Raina(Urbanrisers Hyderabad Skipper): " I think we were 20-30 runs short, the credit goes to the Manipal Tigers batters they stiched partnerships in the middle overs, and I think the pitch played really well in the second innings. Stuart Binny bowled really well. I think Rikki batted really well along with Trego and even Mann played really well. The crowd has been really good, Harbhajan led the team and won the trophy for his team. Yeah, Surat has been amazing, I was the captain of Gujarat when IPL happened here, they have always supported me."
Runner-up π₯ medals are presented to the Urbanrisers Hyderabad team members.
Thisara Perera(Legend of the League): " Actually I am really honored to represent Manipal Tigers, it's a team game so we did well as a team, it's part of the game, if we do well then we can get over the line. I want to thank our team management and team coach. As a team, we did really well.
Legend of the League: Thisara Perera
Asela Gunaratne(Legend of the Game): "I am really happy as we are champions of this tournament, it was not easy to win, and it was very hard to play against them. It was really good to play with legends, and I would love to play next year too."